90 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Monday, March 4, 2024)

Based on the Forest and Land Fire Monitoring System (SiPongi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 90 hotspots detected in Indonesia.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Monday (4/3/2024) at 08.45 WIB. Of the 90 hotspots detected, 90 are of moderate scale.

The confidence level of hotspots is divided into 3 scales. The low scale has a range of 0-29, the moderate scale 30-79, and the high scale 80-100. The higher the confidence level of the hotspot, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of detected hotspots is in South Kalimantan with 13 hotspots. East Kalimantan is in second place with 13 hotspots. North Maluku is in third place with 10 hotspots.

Ten hotspots were detected in East Nusa Tenggara, followed by Banten with 7 hotspots, and Southeast Sulawesi and North Kalimantan each having 6 and 5 detected hotspots respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points of an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and not the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, the large number of hotspots clustered in one area indicates the occurrence of forest and land fires. This means that hotspot data from remote sensing satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.